what is wordpress and why should i use it? - workshop april 2015
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What Is WordPress and Why Should I Use It?
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I’m all about finding the easiest and best ways to use WordPress
I do not do code
WordPress.com WordPress.org
WordPress.com vs.
A Self-Hosted WordPress Site
WordPress.com vs. Self-Hostedfree software
setup
space, domains and hosting
updates, backups and security
themes WordPress.com
419 free and premium themes
Self-Hosted3,119 free themes on WordPress.org thousands more from other vendors
WordPress.com vs. Self-Hosted
widgets & plugins WordPress.com
limited widgets - no plugins
Self-Hosted37,064 free on WordPress.org
thousands more from other vendors
WordPress.com vs. Self-Hosted
ownership WordPress.com vs. Self-Hosted
hostingcost | space | accessibility
uptime | support | WordPress friendly
How To Find a Good Host For You?
Ask people you know and trust
Is WordPress Easy?
A Peek Inside of WordPress
The Dashboard
Categories and Tagsthe way to organize your content for
yourself and your readers
think of categories as a chapter in a book
tags as the index
Navigation/Menus
Media
Do you need a blog?
Themes Plugins Widgets
What is a theme?
free vs. premiumupdates - support - security
themes, themes and more themes
blog, magazine, portfolio, eCommerce, etc.
mobile, parallex, one pagers, landing pages
parent themes, child themes, frameworks, page builders
So what does it take
to set up a theme?
Plugins and Widgetssearch engine optimization - event calendars
donations - forms - eCommerce formatting - customizations
galleries - slideshows - advertising and on and on and on
And now some widgets and plugins
Akismet WP Super Cache
Regenerate Thumbnails Related Post for WordPress
Jetpack
Connecting with you Simple Social Icons
Sharing your content Shareaholic Mashshare
Floating Social Icons
The Text Widget
SEO For WordPress by Yoast
Image Widget
WooDoJo Plugin
Gravity Forms Plugin
Gravity Forms Plugin
Gravity Forms Plugin
Gravity Forms Plugin
Gravity Forms Plugin
A Couple Plugin Examples for Customizing
CSS
Genesis Design Palette Pro Plugin
Genesis Design Palette Pro Plugin
Genesis Design Palette Pro Plugin
Controlling Your Layout - PHP Files
Conductor Plugin
Conductor Plugin
Conductor Plugin
Plugins to grow your site
membership forums
eCommerce
Security
WordPress Is Secure
It’s everything else that isn’t.
but my hosting says they have security
A few tips:
1. Do not use the default “admin” as your user name
2. Use a strong password and a unique password sb/9KDr_kH(8itqowC
3. Keep WordPress up-to-date
4. Keep your theme up-to-date
5. Keep all your plugins up-to-date
6. Delete any unused themes or plugins
7. Be careful of giving out your login info
Security Plugins
Lastly consider using a service to help.
thank you!
